European Patent Office

T 2215/08 (Potassium sorbate granulate/DAICEL) vom 22.03.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T221508.20120322
Datum der Entscheidung
22. März 2012
Aktenzeichen
T 2215/08
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
00110530.3
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Potassium sorbate granulate and production processes thereof
Name des Antragstellers
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Name des Einsprechenden
Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients
Kammer
3.3.10
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Main request: novelty (no) - prior use, namely sale of product having required Na content and overall pore volume sufficiently substantiated (yes); process step of "adjusting" certain parameters implicitly disclosed by sale of product having said parameters; purpose of the claimed process not a functional technical feature
Auxiliary request 4: novelty (no) - use of a process for a particular purpose is nothing but that very same process
Auxiliary requests 1 to 3 and 5 to 7: novelty (yes) - neutralisation step not disclosed by sale of product
Auxiliary requests 1 to 3 and 5 to 7: inventive step (no) - obvious to neutralise with potassium hydroxide having low Na content in order to produce potassium sorbate having low Na content
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.